"le" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French le.",
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        {
          "ref": "1949, Michael Maltese, For Scent-imental Reasons, spoken by Penelope Pussycat:",
          "text": "Le mew. Le purr.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 September 28, Game Freak, Pokémon Blue, Nintendo, level/area: S.S. Anne:",
          "text": "Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 June 24, LaManna, “My Weekend...”, in alt.punk (Usenet):",
          "text": "[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 December 27, Amelia, “Re: Neat things SANTA brought me...”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):",
          "text": "And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 January 10, johnny dupe (quoting nowhere man), “Re: I can walk with jezus...”, in alt.fan.wings (Usenet):",
          "text": "That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 October 1, Miranda Kenneally, Stealing Parker, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 63:",
          "text": "That's when Waitress Seductress Extraordinaire comes back and gets our order. […] \"We're sharing an order of à la Appalachia, he says, handing over the menus and turning his focus back to me. Le waitress stomps off. I ask, \"Why are they called that?\" \"Because when they've got the fries stacked up they're higher than a mountain range.\" I groan and touch my stomach. \"You're funny,\" he says, his eyes twinkling.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "The."
      ],
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          "The",
          "the"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, humorous) The."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "le sigh"
        },
        {
          "word": "moi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ze"
        }
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        "humorous",
        "informal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/lə/",
      "note": "usual pronunciation, like French"
    },
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      "other": "/leɪ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/li/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/lø/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
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      "expansion": "French lez",
      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "From French lez and lès.",
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          "text": "Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Witton-le-Wear, Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole"
        }
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        "Next to, near (still used in some place names)."
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        "(obsolete) Next to, near (still used in some place names)."
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      "word": "le sigh"
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        {
          "ref": "1949, Michael Maltese, For Scent-imental Reasons, spoken by Penelope Pussycat:",
          "text": "Le mew. Le purr.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 September 28, Game Freak, Pokémon Blue, Nintendo, level/area: S.S. Anne:",
          "text": "Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 June 24, LaManna, “My Weekend...”, in alt.punk (Usenet):",
          "text": "[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 December 27, Amelia, “Re: Neat things SANTA brought me...”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):",
          "text": "And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 January 10, johnny dupe (quoting nowhere man), “Re: I can walk with jezus...”, in alt.fan.wings (Usenet):",
          "text": "That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 October 1, Miranda Kenneally, Stealing Parker, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 63:",
          "text": "That's when Waitress Seductress Extraordinaire comes back and gets our order. […] \"We're sharing an order of à la Appalachia, he says, handing over the menus and turning his focus back to me. Le waitress stomps off. I ask, \"Why are they called that?\" \"Because when they've got the fries stacked up they're higher than a mountain range.\" I groan and touch my stomach. \"You're funny,\" he says, his eyes twinkling.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "The."
      ],
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          "The",
          "the"
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        "(informal, humorous) The."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/lə/",
      "note": "usual pronunciation, like French"
    },
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      "other": "/leɪ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/li/"
    },
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      "other": "/lø/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
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  "word": "le"
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          "text": "Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Witton-le-Wear, Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole"
        }
      ],
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        "Next to, near (still used in some place names)."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) Next to, near (still used in some place names)."
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      "ipa": "/lə/"
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